A 25-year-old man accused of trying to strangle a nurse at the Montreal General Hospital will undergo psychiatric evaluations in the next month.
Nabil Beriski faces four charges: assault, aggravated assault and two counts of assault causing bodily harm.
Beriski was officially charged on Monday but when he returned on Tuesday for a bail hearing, he was sent for psychiatric assessments - to see if he's fit to appear in court and to see if he can be held criminally responsible. Results are expected early next month when he's due back in court.
Montreal police say that early Saturday a nurse was nearly strangled by a patient in the psychiatric ward and another nurse was injured coming to her aid.
Since the incident, the MUHC has said that it was re-establishing its overnight security guard in the ER for the time being.
Unions have blamed budget cuts for staffing cuts and reduced security in the first place.